All Party Parliamentary Groupfor Drug Policy Reform

Founded in January 2011

Purpose

To discuss drug policy reform based on available evidence and with a health focus.

The Position of the Group Being

That the global war on drugs has failed

That we will work for drug policy reform

That the Group will draw upon available evidence and experience in order to inform our recommendations

Acknowledgements

The work of the APPGfor Drug Policy Reform hasbeen supported by fundingfrom the Open Society Fundand the AB Charitable Trust

Medical Cannabis Reports

Inquiry Report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform (Sept 2016)

The APPG Report calls on the UK government to legalise medical cannabis based on the results of their 7 month inquiry into the issue and on the findings of an independent review of global evidence commissioned by them that ran alongside the Inquiry.

A Report by Britain’s top expert on medicinal cannabis, issued by the APPG (June 2015)

By Professor Val Curran and Frank Warburton. The Report sets out The Medical and Financial Case for Reform. It argues that patients are suffering unnecessarily and others in pain are travelling abroad to find the cannabis they need.

Disclaimer

This is not an official website of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees.All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in these webpages are those of the group.